From the Oceanside Village Initiative Team – Over the past year, the Oceanside Village Initiative team (“OVI”) has led a community effort to examine the benefits and costs of establishing Oceanside’s “Village” area as Oregon’s newest city. We alerted…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Two Speeches and a Dance Routine
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/3/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, the Oregon Economic Development Association gathered here on the Oregon Coast. I thought I’d share with you the remarks I…
NEAH-KAH-NIE COAST MUSIC, ART & CULTURE (NCAM) FOUNDATION: 2025 Auction & Dinner Goes Hawaiian Nov. 9th
Join us for a delicious dinner and help us raise funds for the Neah-Kah-Nie High School Music Program, the Rockaway Writers Rendezvous, and to grow to be able to offer more scholarships…
TILLAMOOK BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Honoring Students and Donors at 2025 Mildred Davy Memorial Scholarship and Recognition Event
The Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation hosted the annual Mildred Davy Memorial Scholarship and Recognition Event on Friday, October 17, at the Officers’ Mess Hall. The event brought together scholarship recipients, Foundation…
FREE MOVIE SCREENING – Robert Reich’s “The Last Class” Nov. 7th at St. Catherine’s in Nehalem
Local neighbors are providing an opportunity for a free viewing, followed by discussion of Robert Reich’s “The Last Class” on November 7th at St. Catherine’s in Nehalem, viewing begins at 7pm. Robert…
NORTH COUNTY RESISTANCE: PROTEST-NOVEMBER 1-NEHALEM; FOOD COLLECTION CONTINUES, RESOURCES & MORE
By Patty Rinehart North County Resistance will be PROTESTING in Nehalem on November 1, at the Public Parking Lot, from noon to 2 PM. Please join us for this Peaceful Protest. We will be…
HALLOWEEN FUN CONTINUES – Trick or Treat the Dory Fleet Returns to Pacific City Nov. 1st at Kiawanda Community Center
(Pacific City, Oregon) – Get ready for a night of spooky fun by the sea! The fifth annual Trick or Treat the Dory Fleet is back at the Kiawanda Community Center on Saturday, November…
Oregon Food Bank Statement on Governor Kotek’s Food Emergency Declaration; How You Can Help, Resources
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, October 31, 2025, two judges ruled that the Trump administration and USDA cannot withhold the emergency funding and must fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown – https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/31/trump-fund-snap-judges-order/ Uncertainty…
City of Bay City Adds Food Bank Collection Sites
The federal government shutdown affects all of us in one way or another. The USDA has informed states that as of November 1st until federal funding resumes, SNAP benefits will not be issued. We…
SECURITY NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES – FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING, COMFORTS; Garibald Fire Takes Food Donations; South County Popup Food Shed
By Patty Rinehart I want to discuss the different aspects of security in 2025, especially as they relate to our community in Tillamook County. Security means more than just feeling safe —…